UNIVERSITY of Queensland
Associate Professor of Medicine
Charles Denaro said expensive new
treatments posed a challenge for
the health system, and has called
for a national formulary or register
of drugs that are cost-effective.
“Decisions across Australia are
haphazard and access to drugs
might depend on where a patient
lives,” Denaro said.
“Deciding whether to add an
expensive new drug is problematic
because hospital budgets are
capped,” he said.The above article was sent to subscribers in Pharmacy Daily's issue from 03 Jun 16 To see the full newsletter, see the embedded issue below or CLICK HERE to download Pharmacy Daily from 03 Jun 16
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